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Samsung said Thursday that a âMicrosoft Editionâ of the Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8 Plus doesnât exist, eight months after the special variants of the two Android flagships were first rumoredÂ to launch and only several days following theirÂ actual commercial debut. In a correction request sent to Windows Central earlier this week, the South Korean tech giant acknowledged the fact that Microsoft is indeed selling its premium smartphone duo that offers a custom user experience catering to the Redmond, Washington-based companyâs customers bu. ...

A study of the effect of alcohol on long-term relationships finds that when a male prairie vole has access to alcohol, but his female partner doesn't, the relationship suffers - similar to what has been observed in human couples. The study, published today in open-access journal Frontiers in Psychiatry, also identifies changes in a specific brain region in the male voles. The findings could help researchers find strategies to overcome the negative effects of alcohol on human relationships. ...

Mark Zuckerberg completed his "Year of Travel" challenge Wednesday, and shared some lessons from his final stop with his followers on Facebook.
Zuckerberg said that while technology doesn't necessarily create more jobs, it does improve the pay of those who receive more training in order to operate increasingly advanced technology.
The "more common dynamic" is jobs staying more or less the same, but employees getting more training "in order to operate the increasingly advanced technologyâŠand therefore get more pay," he wrote.
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Mikhail VoloshinÂ writes this detailed analysis of GISTEMP on his Facebook page: Random Walk analysis of NOAA global temperature anomaly data Summary The global temperature record doesnât demonstrate an upward trend. It doesnât demonstrate a lack of upward trend either. Temperature readings today are about 0.75Â°C higher than they were when measurement began in 1880, butâŠ
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Twitter has confirmed that President Donald Trumpâs comments about North Korea, which has caused Trump to be accused of declaring a war against the country, will not be removed. Twitter said the post doesnât violate its rules, highlighting its newsworthiness. ...

iOS 11 brings with it a significantly revamped Control Center, and love it or hate it, there's a bit of a 'gotcha' when it comes to Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.Â
Turns out that turning off either one in the Control Center doesn't actually toggle them off. You'll need to go to the Settings to turn Bluetooth and Wi-Fi off entirely.
Apple notes the paradox on its 'Use Bluetooth and Wi-Fi in Control Center with iOS 11' support page:
"In iOS 11 and later, when you toggle the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth buttons in Control Center, your device will immedi... ...

Uberâs CEO and one of its co-founders, Travis Kalanick stepped down earlier this month. Kalanick has been accused of fostering a âbro cultureâ at the ride sharing company, and there has also been countless sexual harassment claims at the company during his tenure. But a close friend of Kalanick, Yahoo and HPâs former CEO, Marissa Mayer, doesnât believe that the issues at Uber are Kalanickâs fault. Mayer stated that Kalanick may not have known any better, and added that Uber grew very quickly, faster than just about any other compa. ...

Trump'sÂ decision to pull out of the Paris agreement has attracted scathing comments from world leaders, politicians, entrepreneurs, and pretty much everyone who doesnât want to do terrible damage to our planet. Â
The decision has even drawn the wrath of the Vatican, which TrumpÂ visited just last week. Bishop Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, head of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, made his critical remarks known in an interview with Italian newspaper La Repubblica.
âThinking that we need and must rely on coal and oil is like claiming tha... ...

The new Nokia 3310 has taken a bit of a beating in a number of online reviews. Itâs too expensive, it doesnât have enough features and it isn't as close to the original as people wanted.Â
Thing is, HMD â the firm that's licensing the Nokia name to put on phones â probably isnât bothered.Â
The new Nokia 3310 had already done its job before it hit a store shelf, let alone before the first one was actually bought.
And Iâll be honest. If this phone was called anything other than the Nokia 3310, we at TechRadar wouldnât have g... ...

Weâve definitely written plenty of articles on fixing your posture and the benefits of good posture, but itâs important to also point out that perfect posture probably doesnât exist. Hereâs why.Read more... ...

Samsungâs Galaxy S8 is an innovative piece of hardware that also promises to deliver fantastic VR experiences. However, it looks like Samsungâs newest flagship doesnât appear to work with Googleâs own VR platform, Daydream. ...

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Itâs holiday 2017 time in the Pokemon GO universe, and weâre getting pumped up about the prospects. Today weâre running down what might be, what wonât be, and what WILL be for certain during this most contradictory holiday session. The first element weâre going to talk about is a new Pokemon, one ready-made and perfect for a holiday event, complete âŠ Continue reading
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It's been a big 2017 for the iPhone. Marking the 10th anniversary of the original iPhone, we were treated to not one, not two, but three new iPhones this year. As well as the usual annual iterative updates of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, the iPhone X became Apple's biggest, flashiest, fastest and, yes, priciest iPhone ever made.
You've come to the right place if you're looking to track down the very best deals on these new iPhones. TechRadar's handy price comparison tool allow you to search for the cheapest deals on all current iPhon... ...

This week is Cleantech Talkâs Tesla Truck take. Anyone can offer a âhot takeâ on current events, and darn near every media outlet did! But it takes a brave team (or just a very busy-with-other-work one!) to offer a âcold takeâ weeks later. In our defense, we were trying to add something to CleanTechnicaâs already-substantive coverage and reflections (e.g., this and this)
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Update: SenateÂ Republicans passed their overhaul tax bill on a 51-49 vote in the early hours of Saturday morning. Sources have since confirmed that the BEAT provision is included. The bill will now undergo reconciliation with the House bill. This story has been updated to reflect the latest developments.Â
On Friday night, renewable trade organizations scrambled to turn around a provision in the Senate tax bill that would create a tax on equity investments for renewable e... ...